The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-03
EXPRESS ROBBERY.
wirnocK IS SAFELY Gagged
In st. Louis with Ills -Neari,
oil OF tho Fiundor Necovored-The /,
Story OF Ex.Msssepgcr liaight.
Fine Work Of tho Detectives.

sr. LOUIS. Jan. 1.-The long.looked.io
"Jim" Cummings arrived this morning
accompanied by Bob Plnkertou and hal
dozen detectives. The party were driver
directly to the Office otthe Adams Exprest
Company, where Plnkerton turned over I
valise containing $4,000 Of the booty
The carriage was then driven 10 the -Four
Courts and Witrock, alias Cummings, as
signed to cell. He closely answers Fo,h
eringham's description. but has nervous
affection Of the eyes, and carries bis head
to one aide in a manner that would mark
him among a thousand. Said he:
"My name Is Fred Witrock. I am %
years old, single, aud committed thai
robbery singls.handed. Fotherinvham ID
Innocent and I will maintain 1t with NV
last breath. l committed that robbery to
secure money to raise mortgage on my
mothers house. She mnrtgaged her home
In Lsavenworth for 81 700 to start me In
business, and the business failed. We
were . pack Of boys, and some one was
bound to blab." u, &c. IN
"Dock" Robertson also took his prisoner.
Weaver, to tho Four Courts, where be was
given into the custody Of the local police
After giving over their nris,nera 70 +ho
police. Mr. Pinkerton and Hnorsn u poh eho
ertsou proceeded to the Southsrn Hotai
The former. while eating hi, hroatfaot o'
talked freely TO A renorter about his cam'
nection wit6 The caae and said - ' - yS soA
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, WYNN " .hA .i"' f1sh hhtoSs'
we have nearly completed the work
now and have turned up the larger part Of
the money about s5, ono Wa have NJ,
aI,aa ~ - ~ Sv.'o'U. 70 uNvo no'
ara protty nearly rorrect. Thare arc st;ii m
81 900 or $1,000 out, and we expect to re-.
coyer the greater part OF it. My brother
tpat pS nnu sSo " ou, asen's sie looking
comuanv ara mt euch var, w haoyv a v1psesa jpsesa
aIter ali The main nnrt;on Of % ths monnS ,oTS
was fonnd nnder I)acsr Cookis honoo T H.
wss an accssanrv aftor the % jocs 9H: aua r. ~ ~
weed can be mads To servN n e sood i ts,,n ann
! in prison. Mrs, Ha;obt knew 5nth;ns ~ ~
The robherv until after n wae dona snd
she has not evan heen arrastsd aI wv Witrnn a"I
and Hsivht dii the nIann;nu Waavas aUes
weakenai al tho last p,oment M ,ros ."st. y.
ride m the front n,atform ~ tha ornso.. ao w
car and waa IN o!va 'warn;n, IN o ~ an,, upios' 81,
nroachino dnnosr Int ha ho,,aa W a ont at
Witn,ck howayer had % W ~ ,rt AI,eu Mn 60 uTs; Nnn
10 indrrs him r. Laan n ~ ,,pt put ab ah t'vvV
of that monev has hsen rscouaraS a-,an. t.
| a few dollars that hn snentn sop' ''s.
Probably the most 1em ark:h,a etorv "a
told by ths ex.messenuer W w " s Ta;sybt -
He wss nlaced in q ca1I ner. " W;t1esoH sus'
and said ho was the man who mn. n'oIH, I'M ~,
iob hnt took mi M M hand In IN tho o w. up sne
Said ha. "'s :" 'n0 "l' eAe'u1'oi' ~ u
A1.AhssSAoEH hAidhr s STORY.
u worked faithfully for the Adsms Ex.
press Company for wears. and was ,hsn
d;echsr,s,i IN . .rsn;o;o, ona 49,. 80.
SoS, ou'f'.,o" "uu ~! "Akes
conlacatea. sned ana recovered par.
tion oi my eaiasy, out iound that could
nos set posI,loh WIN any. express com.
pany Ia tne UhNeo states. WAS terribly
nasu up anu my vile anu baby we're
stalvilg. "ene 70 ohlcago and walked
around untii my shoes were Worn out,
ana eVery place went to apply for work
on sne rafifoads l found sde express COM
pany .aiaa nsa pIen i'a. .sefs anesu OF me: Wnen
iesu,neu hohe h i! ioune my vile suter-
my "nu NY 1"oy s'eS. w We haa no clothes
sna s. sely M.I.e 70 est; tnen got deeper
s1t;ia ase aaG you sao~ ~nas iollo|ed. Mean.
i willie iounu temporary employment and
tn.tseu W;,s 70 a, .asg 3 hano IN the nusiness.
NNloGk carried 1t out and shortly alter
Wsfd l received ths money. The first
inlng dlo vas 70 ony 8 po!tsrhouss stake
!ol my lamliyLsemeshihG thsy had not
.aa taaen @ ior mon.ss. l only spent Sloo Of
taS ,,;,1o money, hI ana @ went went at once to Nash;
every day. don't know ANYTHING ahont
su'!s VI HauoouCe; l
.L;s ;s n.u ouno' out Hota'ns "as 1aiu ABOUT
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